Title Information
The Blackwell Guide to Social and Political Philosophy
Edited by:
Robert L. Simon
eISBN: 9780631221272
Print publication date: 2002
Subject
Legal and Political
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Political Philosophy
Key-Topics
social issues
DOI: 10.1111/b.9780631221272.2002.x
The Blackwell Guide to Social and Political Philosophy
The Blackwell Guide to Social and Political Philosophy brings together a collection of newly commissioned essays which examine fundamental issues in social and political theory. Written by leading social and political philosophers, each essay provides a history of the issue at hand and a judicious assessment of the main arguments that have been brought to bear upon that issue.
The collection deals with traditional topics in social and political philosphy, such as liberty, authority, justice, and equality as well as with issues raised by diversity and pluralism within the democratic state. The contributors offer a sustained dialogue on the merits of liberal political theory and on the views of some of its critics. Each essay begins with an accessible introduction but develops into a philosophically acute evaluation of the issue in question.
The compilation is ideal as a self-standing text for an introductory or intermediate course in social and political philosophy.
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Simon, Robert L. The Blackwell Guide to Social and Political Philosophy. Blackwell Publishing, 2002. Blackwell Reference Online. 18 May 2013 <http://www.blackwellreference.com/public/book.html?id=g9780631221272_9780631221272>